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harry houdini, evel knievel, david blaine, but what separates daredevils from mere stunt men may be the backdrop. the tightrope walker perched other niagara falls was as compelling in 2012 as 1876 or a man-made wonder, a bridge or a building or a pair of buildings. philippe petit, the "man on a wire," whose flight of fancy is all the more poignant because that wonder is gone. like petit, felix baumgartner spent years planning the jump just as others are planning what may be the next great frontier, a journey to the center of the earth, just vern for real to study the origins of life. less than a century ago pilots were daredevils. charles lindbergh and amelia earhart pushing boundaries that now we take for granted. without neal armstrong, there'd be no felix baumgartner. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: of course, baumgartner's leap didn't defy gravity. he submitted to gravity, all the way down. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> and thank you so much for watching. we are always here at abcnews.com and "nightline," of course, will be here l
harry houdini, evel knievel, david blaine, but what separates daredevils from mere stunt men may be the backdrop. the tightrope walker perched other niagara falls was as compelling in 2012 as 1876 or a man-made wonder, a bridge or a building or a pair of buildings. philippe petit, the "man on a wire," whose flight of fancy is all the more poignant because that wonder is gone. like petit, felix baumgartner spent years planning the jump just as others are planning what may be the next...
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. >>> shocking news from illusionist david blaine after his latest endurance stunt. you're watching "early today." >>> i'm lynn berry, and right now an unusual warning from north korea which says its missiles are capable of reaching the u.s. mainland, an apparent response to south korea's announcement of a deal with the u.s. to strengthen its own missile program. >>> well, he is known as the squirrel, and after his arrest he smiled and gave a thumbs up, but mexican authorities say salvador escobedo is a key lieutenant in the zetas drug cartel behind the killing of american david hartley who was jet skiing on a border lake two years ago. a zetas founder may have been killed sunday in what would be a major victory for president felipe calderon. >>> well, for the first time, less than half of all americans do not consider themselves protestant. now just 48%. what are the reasons? well, a pew research study finds many are opting out of religion altogether. nearly one in five say they are nothing in particular, agnostic or atheist. that's an 8% jump since 1990. >>> the ma
. >>> shocking news from illusionist david blaine after his latest endurance stunt. you're watching "early today." >>> i'm lynn berry, and right now an unusual warning from north korea which says its missiles are capable of reaching the u.s. mainland, an apparent response to south korea's announcement of a deal with the u.s. to strengthen its own missile program. >>> well, he is known as the squirrel, and after his arrest he smiled and gave a thumbs up, but...
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hello, david blaine in that box. some may remember when he spent 44 days in that glass box in good old london. >> now he has a new stunt that involves a lot of high voltage. for three days starting today, he'll be surrounded by a million volts of electricity. it's open to the public at pier 54 in new york city. spectators can control the electricity around him and keep him awake the whole time. he calls it, electrified, 1 million-volts always on. kind of a long title. >> i don't enjoy it. i don't. i'm sorry. i don't enjoy it at all. >> when he was -- what was the one he did, he was david blaine frozen in time. >> he was in ice, wasn't he? >> he was in ice. >> the next day we did a parody, tony perkins frozen in fish sticks. we had built a replica of what he did. i was in the middle of a bunch of frozen fish sticks. >> real fish sticks? >> yeah. >> did you have on a body suit? did you smell? >> they were still in their boxes actually. >> that's funny. >> it was funny. we heard from him later. he was not amused. >> i d
hello, david blaine in that box. some may remember when he spent 44 days in that glass box in good old london. >> now he has a new stunt that involves a lot of high voltage. for three days starting today, he'll be surrounded by a million volts of electricity. it's open to the public at pier 54 in new york city. spectators can control the electricity around him and keep him awake the whole time. he calls it, electrified, 1 million-volts always on. kind of a long title. >> i don't...
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. >> collusion with david blaine on his newest stunt. this is called the electrify. it has a shocking what was grandma's cold remedy? hi, primo! asopao! right, asopao! there you go cuz, so you can sweat it out! oh, and music... ( all ) music? ... heals the soul. the power to share unites us. verizon brings your entire family the savings of the share everything plan. unlimited talk. unlimited text. and data you can share with up to 10 devices, all in one plan. get the 4glte droid razr by motorola for $99.99. verizon. hi, sweetie. [ beep ] man: how's it going, buddy? i'm bored. [ beep ] i think i'll ride my bike. [ tv playing ] [ beep ] it may never be this easy to help your kids find balance, but you have more power than you know. the we can! parents' handbook and web site can help you maximize that power. you'll learn how to help kids choose healthier foods... and how to make it fun for them to get active. who can help kids maintain a healthy weight? we can! visit the we can! web site for a free parents' handbook, plus tips, tools, and resources. a message from the u
. >> collusion with david blaine on his newest stunt. this is called the electrify. it has a shocking what was grandma's cold remedy? hi, primo! asopao! right, asopao! there you go cuz, so you can sweat it out! oh, and music... ( all ) music? ... heals the soul. the power to share unites us. verizon brings your entire family the savings of the share everything plan. unlimited talk. unlimited text. and data you can share with up to 10 devices, all in one plan. get the 4glte droid razr by...
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harry houdini, evel knievel, david blaine, what separates daredevils from mere stunt men may be the backdrop. the tightrope walker perched over niagara falls is as compelling in 2012 as it was in 1876, where a man made wonder, a bridge, or a building. a pair of buildings. felipe petite, the man on the wire whose flight of fancy is all the more poignant because that wonder is gone. like petite, felix baumgartner spent years planning the jump. while others are planning the next great frontier. a journey to the center of the earth, jules verne for real. less than a century ago, pie lots were daredevils. charles lindbergh pushing boundaries that now we take for granted. without neil armstrong there would be no felix baumgartner. >> one small step for man -- >> reporter: baumgartner's giant leap didn't defy gravity he submitted to gravity all the way down. david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> it is nothing quite as death defying as working this show. when i think of brave, i think of you, rob. >> oh, look at me. >> don't make me go. >> deaw >> thank god my diaper was on tight. i needed it "the
harry houdini, evel knievel, david blaine, what separates daredevils from mere stunt men may be the backdrop. the tightrope walker perched over niagara falls is as compelling in 2012 as it was in 1876, where a man made wonder, a bridge, or a building. a pair of buildings. felipe petite, the man on the wire whose flight of fancy is all the more poignant because that wonder is gone. like petite, felix baumgartner spent years planning the jump. while others are planning the next great frontier. a...
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well daredevil david blain is in the middle of his most electrifying stunt yet. the stuntman is currently standing in the middle of a million volts of electric current at new york's pier 54. blain started this stunt yesterday and will go for the next two days. spectators can type messages to blain and actually control the electricity around him. this stunt is also being streamed on youtube. in the past blain has been buried alive and encased in a giant block of ice. >> looks like he's being tas ii. >>> the next bond film will be out soon and daniel craig will be hosting tonight's saturday night live. he loosened up his comedy muscles thursday night on late night with jimmy fallon. he says he is having a good time but will probably stick with action films. >> a huge amount of stuff i don't really understand. i look for good funny scripts and they don't exist. it is kind of a collaborative effort to make it good so i'll leave it to the people who know what they're doing. >> the bond movie franchise will also celebrate its 50th anniversary this week. the next instal
well daredevil david blain is in the middle of his most electrifying stunt yet. the stuntman is currently standing in the middle of a million volts of electric current at new york's pier 54. blain started this stunt yesterday and will go for the next two days. spectators can type messages to blain and actually control the electricity around him. this stunt is also being streamed on youtube. in the past blain has been buried alive and encased in a giant block of ice. >> looks like he's...
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going for shock value, david blaine is at it again. this time, spending three days standing in the middle of a million volts of electricity, wearing a 27-pound chain male suit. they are shooting bolds of electricity through him. all of that voltage is going through his suit, not his body. and this is completely safe. >> this looks like an awesome idea. >> why don't you try it. >> you would like to see it. >>> the last word on president obama's barely-there debate performance, coming from "saturday night live." >> you have to hand it to mitt romney because president obama sure did. many political experts were surprised that during wednesday's debate, president obama failed to mention mitt romney's infamous 47% comment. president obama took the high road, forgetting that that road, leads to building houses with jimmy carter. more than 70 million people watch wednesday's debate on tv, online, or from one of the podiums. [ laughter ] fox news. when that thing ended, you must have looked at each other and said, i think we can report this on
going for shock value, david blaine is at it again. this time, spending three days standing in the middle of a million volts of electricity, wearing a 27-pound chain male suit. they are shooting bolds of electricity through him. all of that voltage is going through his suit, not his body. and this is completely safe. >> this looks like an awesome idea. >> why don't you try it. >> you would like to see it. >>> the last word on president obama's barely-there debate...